Crime and crash

Chennai, Jul 17: Some of the accused arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl here were manhandled by a group of advocates today at a court complex. Meanwhile, the Madras High Court Advocates Association (MHAA) has decided not to represent the accused persons in the case considering the nature of the alleged crime, its president G Mohanakrishnan said. 18 men

Chennai, Jul 17: At least 22 men including security guards, elevator operators and plumbers at an apartment complex in Purasawalkam here sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl with a hearing disorder for more than seven months, police said on Monday. Investigators have arrested 18 of the suspects and are searching for others involved in the horrific crime in the heart of the city. The perpetrators

Dhupguri, Jul 17: A mentally deranged woman has been beaten up in Jalpaiguri district of North Bengal on suspicion of being child-lifter, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred yesterday evening at around 8 pm at Barogharia Gram Panchayat area in Dhupguri Block. Locals claimed that the woman was spotted in the neighbourhood for the past few days and used candies to lure children. "There

Hyderabad, Jul 17: A teenaged boy burnt his minor friend to death at nearby Adibatla in order to get his cellphone, police said, news agency reports from Hyderabad. G Prem Sagar (19) hatched the plan to kill his 17-year-old friend, an intermediate student, to clear his financial debts, they said. On July 13, he took the boy on his bike to an isolated spot at Adibatla after purchasing some petrol

New Delhi, Jul 16: The police have arrested a senior advocate who allegedly raped a 29-year-old woman lawyer inside his chamber in south Delhi's Saket court complex. The woman called the police control room at 12.45 a.m. on Sunday from the Saket court premises. When the police team reached the spot, the woman, who also practises in Saket court, alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the senior

Sambhal, Jul 15: A woman was burnt alive after having been gang-raped allegedly by five persons in her house in Gunnaur area, near Sambhal, the police said on July 15. The incident took place late on July 13 when the 30-year-old victim was alone in her house with her daughter, the police said, adding the five persons barged into her house and allegedly raped her. The five later took her to a

New Delhi, Jul 15: A woman lawyer was allegedly raped by a senior advocate in his chamber in South Delhi's Saket court, police said today. The victim, in her statement to the police, said the accused, who was in an inebriated condition, sexually assaulted her in his chamber which was in the same complex where she worked, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Romil Baaniya said. On the intervening

Bengaluru, Jul 12: A 34-year-old software engineer working in Bengaluru, has allegedly killed his wife and his father at his house in Kanthaiahanapalya in Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district. The police said that the victims have been identified as Sowmya (25) and Eranna (65). The accused, Narayanaswamy (34) surrendered in Sira police station of Tumakuru district on Wednesday. Narayanaswamy used to

Kollam, Jul 12: One of the three Malankara Syrian Orthodox priests, accused of sexually abusing a woman, today surrendered before the police here. Father Job Mathew, the second accused in the case, surrendered before the Crime Branch office here and is being questioned, police sources said. The surrender comes a day after the Kerala High Court dismissed anticipatory bail pleas of three priests

Barmer, Jul 11: In a shocking case which highlights the lack of civic sense and sympathy, three people grievously injured in an accident succumbed at the spot as onlookers were busy clicking selfies. The incident was reported from Barmer district after pictures of onlookers clicking selfies with the accident victims in the background went viral. Three youths were reportedly riding a bike when they